Ownership Cost for 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS
Estimated: $35248 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1290 | $619 | $542 | $490 | $439 | $3380 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2028 | $985 | $641 | $2291 | $8708 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $374 | $374 | $374 | $374 | $374 | $554 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8415 | $6937 | $6096 | $5922 | $7878 | $35248 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS |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|
| 2001 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | HEADLIGHTS STARTED BROWNING OUT ON DECELERATION AT 100 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY. AT 35,000 MILES, HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ALL THE TIME. AT COLD START ENGINE FAN WOULD COME ON, THEN HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM AND FAN WOULD RUN, THEN HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME BACK NORMAL AND FAN WOULD STOP. THIS HAPPENS AT 3 SECOND INTERVALS. DEALER REPLASED GROUNDS AND HARNESS. FAN STOPPED CYCLING BUT HEADLIGHTS STILL DIMMED, UNTIL ONE MORNING THE COLD LIGHT WENT OUT AND ALSO BLEW A HEADLIGHT. NOW NO DIMMING AND NO FAN TROUBLE. DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULB AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FLASHING LIGHTS MEZMORIZE YOU WHEN YOU DRIVE. PROBLEM 2: CAR WILL START AND DIE THREE TIMES , RUNNING ROUGH BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. DEALER SAYS TO USE 87 OCTANE FUEL. CAR MANUAL SAYS 93 OCTANE AND HAS USED 93 SINCE NEW. DEALER SUGGESTED ADDITIVES AT MY COST!!! SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN LOW TEMPS AND AT HIGH TEMPS, 70 DEGREES IS OK!. I LIVE IN MAINE, NO SUCH LUCK.*AK |
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